Video Lectures

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Saturday, January 17th, 2026. “Prophets, Saints, and Kings: Resisting Christian Nationalism and Building the Beloved Community with King and Bonhoeffer.” United Lutheran Seminary in Gettysburg, PA.

Join us for a day with internationally renowned Bonhoeffer scholars, Dr. Stephen Haynes and Dr. Reggie Williams. Stay for a second day, January 18th, to screen “The Cloud of Witnesses: Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Harlem 1930/31.” Learn More Watch the Video! Resisting Christian Nationalism and Building the Beloved Community with King and Bonhoeffer On MLK weekend, we’ll learn about the intersecting [...]

VIDEO AVAILABLE: January 15, 2025: “Unpacking Bonhoeffer’s Legacy for Today,” a conversation with Victoria Barnett, sponsored by ICJS.

Click here to watch the recording of this event. Unpacking Bonhoeffer’s Legacy Today Wednesday, January 15Noon–1:00 PM ETOnline Via ZoomDietrich Bonhoeffer has long been celebrated as a powerful symbol of moral resistance to the Nazi regime, with his legacy claimed by Christians across the religious spectrum, from liberal Protestants to Christian Nationalists. Historically, though, he [...]

Bonhoeffer Documentaries and Films

By Journey Films Documentary: Bonhoeffer (90 minutes) Doblmeier, Martin, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Adele Schmidt, Richard Mancini, John Keltonic, Journey Films, First-Run Features (Firm), and South Carolina Educational Television Network, dirs. 2003. Bonhoeffer. First Run Features. Learn More and Watch Released in 1984 Documentary: Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Memories and Perspectives (90 minutes) Drake, Gerald. 2006 (DVD). Dietrich Bonhoeffer: [...]

Announcement – Two Webinars on Tuesday, November 12th, 2024: “God and the Holocaust: Investigating Faith, Uniting Against Antisemitism” AND “Gun Violence, Christian Nationalism & Dietrich Bonhoeffer” (6:00pm & 7:00pm Central Time, USA)

Two Webinars – November 12th, 2024 Join Dr. Victoria Barnett, General Editor of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works in English, at 6:00pm (Central Standard Time, USA), on Tuesday, November 12th. Join Rev. John Matthews, Bonhoeffer scholar, at 7:00pm (Central Standard Time, USA) on Tuesday, November 12th. Both events are free of charge, but require registration. More [...]

New Documentary: “The Cloud of Witnesses: Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Harlem 1930/31” to premiere in Düsseldorf, Germany on October 10th, 2024. A film by Hellmut Schlingensiepen and Reggie Williams.

German filmmaker Hellmut Schlingensiepen and American theologian, Reggie L. Williams, will premiere the German version of their documentary, “The Cloud of Witnesses: Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Harlem 1930/31,” in Germany on October 10th, 2024. For more information about the film, including a list of conversation partners, visit the film’s website. More Information – The Cloud of [...]

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